It's one thing to fantasize about beating down scum Batman style (I know I do), it's another to have a society that supports vigilantism. It's only a matter of time a vigilante kills someone and his version of morality doesn't match everybody else's.

It's one thing to fantasize about beating down scum Batman style (I know I do), it's another to have a society that supports vigilantism. It's only a matter of time a vigilante kills someone and his version of morality doesn't match everybody else's.

It's one thing to fantasize about beating down scum Batman style (I know I do), it's another to have a society that supports vigilantism. It's only a matter of time a vigilante kills someone and his version of morality doesn't match everybody else's.

True, vigilantism is a cousin of the witch hunt and the lynch mob.

Both of which have a legitimate place in life.

The lynch mob, yes in very very extreme circumstances, as in the aforementioned Breslan School Massacre. Witch Hunts? Never.

That being said when it comes to victim's families attacking the perpetrator in court, I'd let em get in one or two shots before I'd separate them, that and give them some slap on the wrist like "disrupting court".

It's one thing to fantasize about beating down scum Batman style (I know I do), it's another to have a society that supports vigilantism. It's only a matter of time a vigilante kills someone and his version of morality doesn't match everybody else's.

True, vigilantism is a cousin of the witch hunt and the lynch mob.

Both of which have a legitimate place in life.

What is the legitimate place in a civilized society of a witch hunt? Of a lynch mob?

It's one thing to fantasize about beating down scum Batman style (I know I do), it's another to have a society that supports vigilantism. It's only a matter of time a vigilante kills someone and his version of morality doesn't match everybody else's.

True, vigilantism is a cousin of the witch hunt and the lynch mob.

Both of which have a legitimate place in life.

The lynch mob, yes in very very extreme circumstances, as in the aforementioned Breslan School Massacre. Witch Hunts? Never.

And how'd that whole lynch mob mentality thing work out in that case again? Oh, that's right. The government sent in supposedly trained personnel to end the hostage situation. Do you seriously believe that a lynch mob of untrained and poorly armed persons would've had success in that situation?

By the way, it's Beslan.

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That being said when it comes to victim's families attacking the perpetrator in court, I'd let em get in one or two shots before I'd separate them, that and give them some slap on the wrist like "disrupting court".

It's one thing to fantasize about beating down scum Batman style (I know I do), it's another to have a society that supports vigilantism. It's only a matter of time a vigilante kills someone and his version of morality doesn't match everybody else's.

True, vigilantism is a cousin of the witch hunt and the lynch mob.

Both of which have a legitimate place in life.

The lynch mob, yes in very very extreme circumstances, as in the aforementioned Breslan School Massacre. Witch Hunts? Never.

That being said when it comes to victim's families attacking the perpetrator in court, I'd let em get in one or two shots before I'd separate them, that and give them some slap on the wrist like "disrupting court".

Sounds reasonable for certain cases, you couldn't really justify for for non-payment of parking tickets!